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2002 TOYOTA RAV4 — AIR BAGS

crash · 503727 · 2004-10-26

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
45,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WAS IN EIGHT CAR CHAIN REACTION COLLISION, WHERE I WAS THE 7TH OF 8 CARS. THEREFORE, I HAD SEVERE FRONT-END DAMAGE AND EVEN WORSE REAR-END DAMAGE. I ACTUALLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT WITH MY OWN FORCE (2 ON SCALE OF 1-10) AND THEN AGAIN WHEN THE CAR BEHIND HIT ME. THE SECOND HIT WAS 10 ON A SCALE OF 1-10. THE CARS WHERE GOING OVER 20 MPH (ESTIMATED) AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.*AK FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA MANUAL THEY SHOULD DEPLOY AT 15MPH OR MORE, FORCE IS GREAT ENOUGH, OR WHEN VEHICLE INSIDE PRESSURE CHANGE IS GREAT ENOUGH. (NOTE: WHEN THE CAR WAS HIT IN THE REAR, THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW SCHATTERED, THEREBY, CAUSING GREAT PRESSURE CHANGE.) ACCORDING TO THE BODY SHOP WHICH GAVE ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED ACCORDING TO THE FRONT-END DAMAGE ALONE. (WE HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AND CAN SEND THEM.)

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10096459
Machine
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